Postcode sector · Nantwich

CW5 9 area guide

Who lives in CW5 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Cheshire East
Region: North West
Population: 1,272 (2024)

CW5 9Postcode sector · Nantwich

At a glance

What CW5 9 is like

The CW5 9 postcode sector in Cheshire East covers 11 live postcodes and is home to about 1,272 people across 1 census neighbourhoods. 50.3% of households own their home, 15.9% rent privately and 33.6% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 70–74, and 47.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How CW5 9 compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 27.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 48 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£42,354

Average a year, before tax — higher than 18% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
33.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
An older population
33.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

CW5 9 FAQs

Is CW5 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is CW5 9 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around CW5 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in CW5 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 70–74, at 8.5% of residents. 50.3% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (36.8%).

Which council covers CW5 9?

CW5 9 is in Cheshire East.

CW5 9 is in Cheshire East, in North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CW5 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 48 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Nantwich Rail Station, 0.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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